Council to consider sober living facility and climate partnership request

Partnership request

Flying Dust First Nation asked the City of Meadow Lake to partner on a funding application through the Climate-Ready Plans and Processes (CRPP) program.

Administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities through its Green Municipal Fund (GMF), the program would help fund climate adaptation planning in the Nation.

If council approves the partnership, the city would have no financial contribution or staff burden, and its GMF eligibility would remain unchanged.

Administration has recommended council support the application, designate the city manager as the municipal contact and authorize the partnership agreement. Council may also choose to decline the request.

Discretionary use application

A discretionary use application appears in both the public hearing and old business sections of tonight’s agenda. The proposal was discussed last month and advanced to the advertising stage.

The property previously operated as the Waskoosis Safe Shelter. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is proposing to convert it into a second-stage sober living facility.

The facility would not operate as a detox centre or emergency shelter. Instead, it would support people awaiting treatment or transitioning out of treatment who need a stable environment to continue their recovery.

Council may hear from residents living within 75 metres of the property before making a decision.

Options include approving the application, approving it with conditions, requesting additional information or denying it.

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Alyssa.rudolph@pattisonmedia.com

by Alyssa Rudolph

Council to consider sober living facility and climate partnership request

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